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AbB 12, 076 (P510600)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 076 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510600 |
| Museum no. | BM 097167 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}marduk-ni-szu-ma | thus Marduk-nišu: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 5 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 6 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim | May the god who protects you, your head, be at peace. |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum a-bi-ia ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | the well-being of my father before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 11 | ki-ma sza esz-mu-u2 | like one who has heard |
| 12 | _ab2 gu4 hi-a_-ia _lu2_-ni it-ba-al | the cattle of my oxen the man has carried away |
| 13 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}suen ma-ra-ka | Ibni-Sîn is your servant. |
| 14 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam# | I have sent to you. |
| 15 | a-hu-tu sza la i-du-ni-in-ni | the debts which he did not pay, |
| 16 | _1(u) ab2 hi-a_ u2-sza-bi-lu-nim | 10 cows and goats they brought to me. |
| 17 | _1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)_ du-um-mi-qa2-am-ma# | 1 heifer, 2 years old |
| 18 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | re-esz-ka li-ki#-lam-ma | May your head be pure, and |
| 2 | a-an-ni-ta ma-har {d}marduk li-ik-ru-ba-ak-kum | this before Marduk may he bless you. |
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